Sylvie D’Aoust collects scrap metal and other recyclable goods from homes and businesses in the Chelsea area. CBC’s Sannah Choi spent the day with her to see what her business is all about.
Sylvie D’Aoust drives a loop every week around western Quebec and loads her white pickup truck with other people’s trash.
To her, it’s all treasure.
She calls herself Recycling Warrior Grl — yes, that’s girl without the ‘i’ — and collects broken appliances from the curb as a way to make quick cash and slow down what gets sent to the landfill.
“[The nickname] is like a play on Wonder Woman: black-brown hair, blue eyes,” said D’Aoust, who has both. “[Recycling] is one of those things that I just felt passionate about and there’s no hesitation whatsoever.”
That’s true even when it means getting dirty. Wearing gloves, coveralls, and a coat she recycled, D’Aoust will climb into dumpsters and rummage through garbage …